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History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

958 HISTORY OP WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
in the country of their birth; the father died April 12, 1896, and the mother still (1908) survives, at the age of eighty-four years.
Our subject received a good education in the schools of his native land, and in 1884 came to AVisconsin and settled in Rushford toAvn- ship Avest of Eureka, Avhere he pnrchased a good farm Of 185 acres, most of Avhicli is under the plow. His farm is finely improved, with good buildings, most of which he has built himself. The place is well stocked AAdth high grade horses, hogs and a fine dairy herd of thirty head of coavs.
Mr, Grueb has a model home Avliich he has acquired through his thrift and good management and is counted as one of the substantial citizens of AA^innebago county.
He Avas married in 1882 to Aliss Barbara AA^urcbacher, She is of German descent, and like her husband is thrifty and progressive, is of a home loving nature and devoted to her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Grueb have a family of six children, viz.: Gotlieb, George, Annie, Louise, Alaiy and Tillie, all of AAdiom are living at home.
In politics Air. Grueb is an independent, voting ahvays for the man he thinks best fitted for the position sought.
William P. Gruenwald, who prides himself that he is not only a citizen, but also a natiA^e of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Avas born on Alarch 14, 1858, his parents having settled at Oshkosh in an early day AAdien the place Avas a small village. .He acquired a good English education ill the public schools, and after deciding to fit himself for the legal profession, became a student in the laAV office of the late Gabriel Bouck and on attaining his majority Avas admitted to the bar of AA^is- consin. He then formed a co-partnership with Air. Publius A'^. Law- son, at Alenasha, but soon returned to Oshkosh and took up the prac¬ tice of his profession, as a co-partner Avitli Air. AI. H, Eaton, This relation continued three years, after AAdiich Air. Gruenwald Avas in practice alone until 1886, AAdien he purchased the Frentz interest in the abstract business of Frentz & Jones. A little later he becanie sole proprietor of this business and conducted it successfully until 1903, Avhen he sold out an(f'5^esumed the practice of his profession, Avliich he has since continued uninterruptedly with marked results, being known among the successful and progressive laAA^3''ers of the AA'^imie- bago county bar.
Mr. Gruenwald is decidedly a man of affairs and has devoted much time to matters outside the regular duties of his profession, being a member of the local real estate board and having had large dealings in real estate matters. He is a man of fine personal and social quah

History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

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History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

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Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920

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This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents.

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Chicago

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C.F. Cooper and Company

Publication Date (Original)

1908

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English

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Wisconsin Historical Society

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History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

Author

Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920

Publication Date (Original)

1908

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Publisher-Electronic

Wisconsin Historical Society

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We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org.

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2008

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958 HISTORY OP WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
in the country of their birth; the father died April 12, 1896, and the mother still (1908) survives, at the age of eighty-four years.
Our subject received a good education in the schools of his native land, and in 1884 came to AVisconsin and settled in Rushford toAvn- ship Avest of Eureka, Avhere he pnrchased a good farm Of 185 acres, most of Avhicli is under the plow. His farm is finely improved, with good buildings, most of which he has built himself. The place is well stocked AAdth high grade horses, hogs and a fine dairy herd of thirty head of coavs.
Mr, Grueb has a model home Avliich he has acquired through his thrift and good management and is counted as one of the substantial citizens of AA^innebago county.
He Avas married in 1882 to Aliss Barbara AA^urcbacher, She is of German descent, and like her husband is thrifty and progressive, is of a home loving nature and devoted to her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Grueb have a family of six children, viz.: Gotlieb, George, Annie, Louise, Alaiy and Tillie, all of AAdiom are living at home.
In politics Air. Grueb is an independent, voting ahvays for the man he thinks best fitted for the position sought.
William P. Gruenwald, who prides himself that he is not only a citizen, but also a natiA^e of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Avas born on Alarch 14, 1858, his parents having settled at Oshkosh in an early day AAdien the place Avas a small village. .He acquired a good English education ill the public schools, and after deciding to fit himself for the legal profession, became a student in the laAV office of the late Gabriel Bouck and on attaining his majority Avas admitted to the bar of AA^is- consin. He then formed a co-partnership with Air. Publius A'^. Law- son, at Alenasha, but soon returned to Oshkosh and took up the prac¬ tice of his profession, as a co-partner Avitli Air. AI. H, Eaton, This relation continued three years, after AAdiich Air. Gruenwald Avas in practice alone until 1886, AAdien he purchased the Frentz interest in the abstract business of Frentz & Jones. A little later he becanie sole proprietor of this business and conducted it successfully until 1903, Avhen he sold out an(f'5^esumed the practice of his profession, Avliich he has since continued uninterruptedly with marked results, being known among the successful and progressive laAA^3''ers of the AA'^imie- bago county bar.
Mr. Gruenwald is decidedly a man of affairs and has devoted much time to matters outside the regular duties of his profession, being a member of the local real estate board and having had large dealings in real estate matters. He is a man of fine personal and social quah

Chapter XV. Recollections of William W. Wright, Styled the Father of Oshkosh, and His Wife, Styled the Mother of Oshkosh, of the Earliest Beginnings of Social, Civic and Religious Life in the County and the City of Oshkosh, Having Lived Through the Changes